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Over the past several months, I have attended several presentations, forums and discussions centered around the idea of sustainable business practice. And although I have only just begun to get some sort of a grasp of what the industry of sustainability fully encompasses, I have come to one very important conclusion. If you are a business owner, and you haven't already started to get a grip on the issues surrounding sustainability, you are in serious danger of falling victim to what I've called the eighth reason the bank won't back your business. So what do you do about it? Is it even a problem that you'll have to worry about in the next couple of years? Is it really worth it to "go green"? Let's look at a couple of aspects of this massive issue. Sustainability - What is it? The term in all its modern day complexity defies dictionary definition. There are numerous factors included under the banner of sustainability. Climate change, water, energy, air qua...

You are thinking about selling your business. You may have uncertainty, angst, worries, trepidation, fear, unknowns, and sleeplessness nights. I believe you are not alone. My approach as a business broker in Florida is from a perspective of a former long term business owner. I truly feel some of the feelings I experienced as a business owner are very similar or the same of the business owners I work with as a business broker. While at this stage of my professional life I am "sitting on the other side of the desk" I feel I do understand the concerns, fears, thoughts of the person on the other side of the desk. There are many qualified experienced business brokers that are not former business owners and these quality brokers bring various valuable perspectives and experiences that benefit their clients. My choice to pursue my "2nd career" as a business broker comes from my recognition as a business owner of the value a business broker can bring. If I sell my business...

Selling a privately held business is often romanticized as face-to-face negotiations over business valuations and purchase price. Whether small or large, business transactions can be extremely complex and require a great deal of work behind the scenes. As the size and/or complexity of a transaction increases, the need for innovative structuring options also increases. Deal structure, financing, and tax management must be a proactive process that is addressed at an early stage. In many cases the Seller and Buyer often place all of the focus on the transaction price at the expense of the 'net results' of a business transaction. By carefully negotiating the terms and structure of the transaction, a business seller could walk away with a deal that provides a significantly larger economic benefit than a transaction that provides 100% of the proceeds at closing. For asset sale transactions, the 'allocation of purchase price' can become another area of negotiation after the pr...

If you don't know this answer or don't even realize the importance of this distinction, then you may be hitting upper limits of your level of success and not even realize it. If that is the case then no matter how great your efforts, no matter how impeccable you implement the best strategies you will not be seeing the results you desire. There are two potential levels at which you can participate in being a business owner as a coach. That of a Hobbyist. That of a Business Owner. Hobbyists can articulate a general direction for their business. They grasp the idea of business discipline, but tend to think it's too early to get it fully under control - or feel they don't have time. Hobbyists' planning, goals, priority-setting and sense of business purpose also tend to be less focused, more difficult to understand. Business Owners, on the other hand, can clearly define how they will make a difference in the world, and who they will serve. They know it takes a thrivin...

Finding the Best Business Opportunities for Small Businesses is often thought of as being almost as difficult as the quest for the Holy Grail. While there may be a certain amount of truth in this view of things some up-front research and planning usually helps to get going with a reasonable degree of success. The best business opportunities are often derived from the simplest of profitable business ideas but unfortunately not all of them are feasible. In fact, a large number of business ideas are doomed to fail because of the lack of business skills on the part of the new business owner. In most instances there would have been a much better chance for success if the new business owner had taken the time to follow a small business course or some kind of structured setting designed to plan out precisely how a new business can and will succeed. Owning your own business can be exhilarating but at times it can also be quite difficult and downright frustrating. You can however make the cho...

Ask yourself a question: how many of the success stories that you have read about were founded by people who simply sat back and dreamt about it? The hard truth is that if want to achieve something then you need to make a commitment - for as long as it takes to succeed. It's highly unlikely that you are going to make your fortune overnight, but if you persevere you will succeed. It doesn't matter if you can only commit 15 minutes a day, what is important is that you make those minutes count by always giving 100% effort. avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocadoallstars avocad...